What Are You Listening To Right Now? II

The Batlord · 03-11-2021, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by SoundgardenRocks

Hatful of Hollow and Louder than Bombs have tons of gems. You don't love nothing on there? No love for Rubber Ring?

As a pleb Hatful of Hollow is a solid contender for best Smiths album aside from The Queen Is Dead

Tristan_Geoff · 03-11-2021, 10:31 PM

Basic Channel really minimal techno bops

You should try it sometime

SGR · 03-11-2021, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

As a pleb Hatful of Hollow is a solid contender for best Smiths album aside from The Queen Is Dead

I can't argue with that. Track for track, it's solid as hell. Louder than Bombs might have a greater quantity of awesome tracks - but Hatful of Hollow is tighter and more focused. I don't think the Smiths have a bad record honestly. Strangeways is probably their weakest, but yet, in some ways, it is also one of their most unique and most interesting. It's too bad Morrissey is such a diva - it would've been awesome to hear what him and Johnny could've cooked up on a fourth album.

Anteater · 03-12-2021, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by SoundgardenRocks

Hatful of Hollow and Louder than Bombs have tons of gems. You don't love nothing on there? No love for Rubber Ring?

I like 'em, as well as the self-titled ('You've Got Everything Now' is a bit of a bop).

**Marie Monday** · 03-12-2021, 03:14 AM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

I'm too green to have a top 5 but Morrrissey's performance on your top 1 is truly perfect. He embodies the opener of an album. If there's one thing to turn me off The Smiths it's Morrissey's singing but God damn there's nothing like Morrissey in all of music and once I'm over the hump of appreciating his pretentiousnous there's no replacement for his expressiveness.

Yeah initially I also had to get over his voice, but it really grows on you, I wouldn't have his vocals any other way

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

As a pleb Hatful of Hollow is a solid contender for best Smiths album aside from The Queen Is Dead

Hell yes those are my two favourites

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Originally Posted by SoundgardenRocks

I can't argue with that. Track for track, it's solid as hell. Louder than Bombs might have a greater quantity of awesome tracks - but Hatful of Hollow is tighter and more focused. I don't think the Smiths have a bad record honestly. Strangeways is probably their weakest, but yet, in some ways, it is also one of their most unique and most interesting. It's too bad Morrissey is such a diva - it would've been awesome to hear what him and Johnny could've cooked up on a fourth album.

Church. The funny thing is that Strangeways is apparently the favourite of both Morrissey and Marr

SGR · 03-12-2021, 07:15 AM

A buddy of mine used to co-host a college radio DJ show with me. We frequently closed out our sets with "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out". Easily their best song.

**Marie Monday** · 03-12-2021, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by adidasss

I won't share you >> TIALTNGO?? There is no end to the strangeness of personal tastes.

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Originally Posted by SoundgardenRocks

A buddy of mine used to co-host a college radio DJ show with me. We frequently closed out our sets with "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out". Easily their best song.

Nah, the lyrics are a mood but musically it's not one of their best

SGR · 03-12-2021, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Marie Monday

Nah, the lyrics are a mood but musically it's not one of their best

Without the lyrics/vocals, perhaps not.

But that song is the whole package to me.

**Frownland** · 03-12-2021, 10:09 AM

Plankton · 03-12-2021, 10:23 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iB9qu_MyQUA

"Gonna strut like a Cock until I'm 99"

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SGR No Ice In My Bourbon Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: /dev/null Posts: 4,325	A buddy of mine used to co-host a college radio DJ show with me. We frequently closed out our sets with "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out". Easily their best song.